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| NIDS holds an open symposium annually, inviting Japanese and overseas experts on international security. This symposium aims at contributing to security dialogues, as well as encouraging public discussion on security issues. |
The Twelfth Symposium, November 18, 2009
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Previous Symposiums
- The Eleventh Symposium, February 3, 2009
- The Tenth Symposium, December 13, 2007
- The Ninth Symposium, February 1, 2007
- The Eighth Symposium, February 1, 2006
- The Seventh Symposium, February 2-3, 2005
- The Sixth Symposium, January 20-21, 2004
- The fifth symposium of fiscal 2002, January 21-22, 2003
- The fourth symposium of fiscal 2001, January 15-16, 2002
- The third symposium of fiscal 2000, January 24-25, 2001
- The second symposium of fiscal 1999, October 7-8, 1999
- The first symposium of fiscal 1998, January 13-14, 1999
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The NIDS International Symposium on Security Affairs from 1999 to 2009 |
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The Eleventh Symposium, February 3, 2009
"The Role of the Military in Peacebuilding A New Approach to Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century" |
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Speakers
Michael Clarke
Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), UK
Hans Binnendijk
Vice President for Research, National Defense University, USA
Jonathan Eyal
Director, International Security Studies, RUSI, UK
James Cotton
Professor, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defense Force Academy
Noboru Yamaguchi
Former Commandant, Ground Research & Development Command, JGSDF
Peter Schmidt
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Germany
Etienne de Durand: Institut Francais des Relations Internationales (IFRI), France
Tomonori Yoshizaki
Chief, Fifth Research Office, Research Dept., NIDS
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Co-Chairs
Tomonori Yoshizaki
Chief, Fifth Research Office, Research Dept., NIDS
Keishi Ono
Chief, Third Research Office, Research Dept., NIDS
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The report of the symposium (
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The Tenth Symposium, December 13, 2007
"North Korea's Nuclear Issues: Toward Peace and Security in Northeast Asia" |
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Speakers (in the presentation order)
Zhu Feng
Professor, Peking University, China
Chung-In Moon
Professor, Yonsei University, ROK
Andrei Lankov
Professor, Australian National University/Kookmin University, ROK
Victor Cha
Professor, Georgetown University, USA
Tetsuo Murooka
Senior Research Fellow, NIDS, Japan
Charles Pritchard
President, Korea Economic Institute, USA
Han Yong-Sup
Professor, Korea National Defense University, ROK
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Hideshi Takesada
Executive Director, NIDS, Japan
Satoshi Morimoto
Professor, Takushoku University, Japan
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The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The Ninth Symposium, February 1, 2007
"Chinafs Rise and its Limitations:China at the Crossroads" |
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Speakers(in presentation order)
Kwan Chi Hung
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research, Japan.
Yasuhiro Matsuda
Senior Research Fellow, NIDS, Japan.
Bernard D. Cole
Professor, National War College, USA.
M. Taylor Fravel
Assistant Professor, MIT, USA.
Aaron L. Friedberg
Professor, Princeton University, USA. |
Chairperson
Shinichi Ogawa
Director, Research Department, NIDS,Japan.
Yuzuru Kaneko
Deputy Director, Research Department, NIDS, Japan. |
The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The Eighth Symposium, February 1, 2006
"Military Transformation in the 21st Century: Challenge for New Security Environment" |
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Keynote Speaker
Larry Welch
Former President, Institute for Defense Analyses, USA. |
Speakers(in presentation order)
Michael O'Hanlon
Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, USA.
Bernard Loo Fook Weng
Assistant Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore.
Nam Chang-Hee
Professor, Inha University, ROK.
Chris Donnelly
Senior Fellow, UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Englans, UK. |
Chairperson
Noboru Yamaguchi
Vice President, NIDS,Japan.
Shigekatsu Kondo
Executive Director, NIDS, Japan. |
The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The Seventh Symposium, February 2-3, 2005
"The Second Bush Administration's Security Policy and the World" |
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Keynote Speaker
Patrick Cronin
CSIS Senior Vice President and Derector of Studies. |
Special Speaker
Akio Watanabe
President,Research Institute for Peace and Security(RIPS),Japan. |
Speakers(in presentation order)
Michael Brown
Director of the Security Studies Program and Center for Peace and Security Studies at the Edmund A.Walsh School of Foreign Service,Georgetown University,U.S.A.
Alexander Pikayev
Director,Department of Disarmament and Conflict Resolusion,Institute of World Economy and International Relations(IMEMO),Rissia.
Hyun In-teak
Professor,Korea University,Republic of Korea.
Heigo Sato
Senior Raserch Fellow,fifth Research Office,Research Department,NIDS.
Michael Richardson
Senior Visiting Research Fellow,Institute of Southeast Asian Studies(ISEAS),Singapore.
Jolyon Howorth
Visiting Professor of Political Science at Yale University,U.S.A. |
Chairperson
Sigekatsu Kondo
Executive Director,NIDS,Japan. |
The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The Sixth Symposium, January 20-21, 2004
"Security Environment in the 21st Century and the Transformation of the Military" |
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Panelists
Chu Shulong, Professor, Tsinghua University, China
Paul Dibb, Professor, Chairman of the Strategic and Defense Studies Centre,The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Australia
Yves Boyer, Assistant Director, The Foundation of Strategic Research, France
Alexander G. Savelyev, Head, Department of Strategic Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russia
Yoshiaki Sakaguchi, Chief, 2nd Research Office, 2nd Research Department, NIDS, Japan
Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States |
Discussants
Jun'ichi Abe, Senior Research Fellow, Kazankai Foundation, Japan
Yuzuru Kaneko, Chief, First Research Office, Second Research Department, NIDS, Japan
Noboru Yamaguchi, Major General, Director for Research, Ground Research and Development Command, JGSDF |
Chairperson
Shigekatsu Kondo, Director, 1st Research Department, NIDS, Japan |
| * The keynote speech scheduled to be given by General (ret.) Michael P.C. Carns, Senior Advisor to the Defense Science Study Group and former Vice Chief of Staff, USAF, was cancelled at the request of General Carns for personal reasons. |
| The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The fifth symposium of fiscal 2002, January
21-22, 2003
"Nontraditional Roles of the Military and Security in East Asia" |
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Keynote speaker
His Excellency Fidel V. Ramos, Philippines, Former President, Republic of the Philippines |
Guest Speaker
Yoichi Funabashi, Japan, Ph.D., Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist of the Asahi Shimbun |
Panelists
Wang Yizhou, China, Ph.D., Professor, Deputy Director, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Science
Susumu Takai, Japan, Director, Archives and Library, NIDS
Takashi Watanabe, Japan, Major General, GSDF, Chief, Logistics Management Division, Logistics Department, Ground Staff Office
James Cotton, Australia, Ph.D., Professor, Head of School of Politics, University of New South Wales, Australia
Tan See Seng, Singapore, Associate Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University
Heigo Sato, Japan, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, First Research Office, Second Research Department, NIDS |
Commentator
Atsushi Kusano, Japan, Professor, Keio University
Matake Kamiya, Japan, Associate Professsor, National Defense Academy |
Chairperson
Seiichiro Takagi, Japan, Ph.D., Director, Second Research Department. NIDS |
| The report of the symposium (Japanese / English) |
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The fourth symposium of fiscal 2001, January
15-16, 2002
"Essence of Military Power at the Dawn of the 21st Century" |
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Keynote speaker
William A.Owens, United States, former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Speakers
Martin van Creveld, Israel, Professor, Hebrew University
Brian Bond, United Kingdom, Professor Emeritus, King's College, University of London
Williamson Murray, United States, Senior Fellow, Institute of Defense Analysis, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University
Richard Cobbold, United Kingdom, Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI)
Chung Min Lee, Republic of Korea, Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University
Shinichi Ogawa, Japan, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Second Research Department, NIDS
Yuichiro Nagao, Japan, Chief, First Research Office, First Research Department, NIDS |
Discussants
Eiichi Funada, Japan, Chief, Organization Planning Section, Maritime Staff Office (MSO)
Tetsuya Umemoto, Japan, Professor, Shizuoka Kenritsu University
Akira Kato, Japan, Associate Professor, Obirin University |
Chairman
Yoshinaga Hayashi, Japan, Director, Military History Department, NIDS |
| The report of the symposium(Japanese / English) |
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The third symposium of fiscal 2000, January
24-25, 2001
"International Order of the 21st Century and the Security of East Asia" |
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Speakers
Carolina G. Hernandez, Philippines, President, The Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc. Professor, University of Philippines
Wang Jisi, China, Director, The Institute of American Studies at Chinese Academy of Social Science
Kyongsoo Lho, Republic of Korea, Associate Dean and Department Head, Seoul National University
Gennady Chufrin, Russia, Project Leader, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Harry Harding, United States, Dean, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University
Hideshi Takesada, Japan, Chief, Third Research Office, Second Research Department, NIDS |
Commentators
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japan, Professor, University of Tokyo
Yuji Suzuki, Japan, Professor, Hosei University
Akiko Fukushima, Japan, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) |
Chairman
Seiichiro Takagi, Japan, Director, Second Research Department, NIDS |
| The report of the symposium(Japanese / English) |
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The second symposium of fiscal 1999, October
7-8, 1999
"War and Peace in the 21st Century: Reflections upon the Century of War" |
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Speakers
Robert O'Neill, Australia, Professor, All Souls College, University of Oxford
Edward Luttwak, United States, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Georgy Arbatov, Russia, Director Emeritus, Institute of USA and Canada, Russian Academy of Sciences
Yuan Ming (paper contribution only), China, Professor, Peking University
Kiyoshi Aizawa, Japan, Senior Researcher, Military History Department, NIDS |
Discussants
Ryoichi Tobe, Japan, Professor, National Defense Academy
Hisashi Takahashi, Japan, Professor, Sophia University
Tomoyuki Ishizu, Japan, Senior Researcher, Second Research Department, NIDS |
Chairman
Yoshinaga Hayashi, Japan, Director, Military History Department, NIDS |
| The report of the symposium(Japanese / English) |
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The first symposium of fiscal 1998, January
13-14, 1999
"Strategic Environment in Northeast Asia at the Beginning of the 21st Century -Deterrence and/or Cooperative Security?- " |
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Keynote speaker
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., United States, Dean, The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
Speakers
Richard K. Betts, United States, Director, Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University
Victor A. Kremenyuk, Russia, Deputy Director, Institute of the USA and Canada, Russian Academy of Science
Chin Kin Wah, Singapore, Deputy Head, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore
Luo Peisen, China, Senior Advisor, China Institute for International Strategic Studies
Toshiya Hoshino, Japan, Associate Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University
Shin'ichi Ogawa, Japan, NIDS Chief, First Research Office, First Research Department, NIDS |
Chairman
Shigekatsu Kondo, Japan, Director, First Research Department, NIDS |
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